Full reference: H. Matsumoto. 1915. A new classification of Ophiuroidea: with description of genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 67:43-92
Parent taxon: Ophiurida according to R. Storc and J. Zitt 2008
See also Hess and Meyer 2008, Jagt 2000 and Smith et al. 1995
Sister taxa: Acroura, Chilophiurina, Dolicharthra, Gnathophiurina, Laemophiurina, Ophioderma asteriformis, Ophioderma bonnardi, Ophiolepidina, Ophiolepis damesi, Ophiolepis estarensis, Ophiomusina, Ophiomyxina, Ophiuricoma, Ophiurina, Ophiurites rhaeticus, Plathyarthra
Subtaxa: Aplocomidae
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Denmark (1 collection), Germany (2)
• Jurassic of Austria (4), Belgium (1), France (14), Germany (10), Luxembourg (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (12), the United Kingdom (6)
• Triassic of Germany (5), Poland (1)
Total: 58 collections including 93 occurrences